Alternative approach to study chemical processes for the preparation of .sup.10./sup.Be and .sup.26./sup.Al targets for AMS

0571837 - ÚJF 2024 RIV NL eng J - Journal Article
Kameník, Jan - Kučera, Jan - Garba, Roman
Alternative approach to study chemical processes for the preparation of ¹⁰Be and ²⁶Al targets for AMS.
Nuclear Instruments & Methods in Physics Research Section B. Roč. 535, FEB (2023), s. 200-204. ISSN 0168-583X. E-ISSN 1872-9584
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Keywords : Separation * Aluminum * Beryllium * AMS * INAA * Radiotracer
OECD category: Atomic, molecular and chemical physics (physics of atoms and molecules including collision, interaction with radiation, magnetic resonances, Mössbauer effect)
Impact factor: 1.3, year: 2022
Method of publishing: Limited access
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nimb.2022.11.027

Two established separation procedures for determination of in-situ produced 10Be and 26Al in quartz by accelerator mass spectrometry (AMS) were used for testing of radioactive 7Be tracer and instrumental neutron activation analysis (INAA) of Al as alternative methods for monitoring of the chemical process. Overall, both methods were efficient and could serve in development, calibration, and control of the separation process. An advantage of the 7Be radioactive tracer is the possibility of non-destructive measurement of Be during the experiment as well as direct measurement of the resin in the chromatographic column. INAA had the advantage of Al determination in separation sub-samples with variable matrix composition. Despite the use of solution obtained from loess leaching with a more complex composition than typically used dissolved quartz concentrate, both separation procedures proved sufficient robustness.
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